...Hallyu began roughly 12 years ago when the rest of Asia discovered Korean soap operas. One of the breakthrough dramas was a series 'Winter Sonata' starring Choi Ji-woo & Bae Young-Joon. After that, more Korean dramas saw their way to foreign shores and Korean films and music started to follow suit. Korean marketing people started to see a Korea-centric trend. They dubbed this flow "The Korean Wave" or Hallyu....

12.9.12

[News] Lee Min-ho "Thank You, Hallyu fans".

[News] Lee Min-ho "Thank You, Hallyu fans". Cr. - hancinema

Midnight snacks for staff and donations in his name .

Hallyu STAR Lee Min-ho is being assisted by his fans. They visit the shooting site and make donations in his name.

Chinese, Japanese and other foreign fans visit Korea to support Lee Min-ho while he's making the drama "Faith" at least once or even thrice a month. They visit the filming sets nearby Seoul and take care of the midnight snacks for the 100 or so staff and actors. They set up buffets, barbeques and other specialties on one side of the set to treat all of them.

Fans come from Turkey and the States as well. They deliver things in packages too. "Faith" production crew says, "We received a lot of fans and mini fans during the summer. The snacks they give to us who don't have regular eating schedules are very handy. We are getting all this thanks to Lee Min-ho so we are very grateful".

Other things like donations are also taking place. Recently some Chinese fans donated 15.4 million won to UNICEF under Lee Min-ho's name. Previously, fans from over 17 countries including Korea, China, Japan, Thailand, Turkey, Peru and others, donated 15 tons of rice to underfed children under Lee Min-ho's name. His agency revealed, "We appreciate the love and support from all the fans".